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Matthew Yglesias / ThinkProgress:
Rush Limbaugh Endorses The Lord's Resistance Army — I don't have a really strong view on whether or not it's advisable to dispatch a small number of US combat troops to help fight the Lord's Resistance Army. My instinct is to be skeptical. I want to see less military intervention, not more.
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The Moderate Voice, Hullabaloo and Outside the Beltway
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Blake Hounshell / FP Passport:
Rush Limbaugh on Lord's Resistance Army: “Obama Invades Uganda, Targets Christians” — Photo: A former abductee of the Lord's Resistance Army — Yesterday, when President Obama announced that the United States would be sending 100 special operations forces to help Uganda battle the Lord's Resistance Army …
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
White House Starts a Mini-War in Africa — Joseph Kony Wanted Poster (image: Enough Project) — I guess Leon Panetta's admonition against reducing the US military presence had some foreknowledge. The President, in a letter to Congress, just acknowledged that he deployed approximately 100 combat forces …
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TBogg, Jamie Dupree Washington …, Shakesville and Pajamas Media
Max Fisher / The Atlantic Online:
Why Is Obama Sending Troops Against the Lord's Resistance Army?
Why Is Obama Sending Troops Against the Lord's Resistance Army?
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Right Wing News, Outside the Beltway and Political Mojo
New York Times:
In Private Conversation, Wall Street Is More Critical of Protesters — Publicly, bankers say they understand the anger at Wall Street — but believe they are misunderstood by the protesters camped on their doorstep. — But when they speak privately, it is often a different story.
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Rod Dreher, Business Insider, Runnin' Scared, Prairie Weather, Guardian, The Reality-Based Community and New York Magazine
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Terence Chea / Associated Press:
Rupert Murdoch heckled at Calif. education forum — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters from the Occupy Wall Street movement heckled News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch during a speech at an education forum Friday, accusing the media mogul of trying to profit from public education.
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Will Herman Cain's Sunday sit-down be the new GOP front-runner's star turn? — Herman Cain's presidential bid faces a big test Sunday as the newly minted front-runner takes center-stage on NBC's “Meet the Press.” — The appearance will mark the first time he has appeared …
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The Moderate Voice, Booman Tribune, The Other McCain and CNN
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Julian Pecquet / Ballot Box:
Top-tier Cain pulls in second-tier cash — Newly minted GOP front-runner Herman Cain lags the other top-tier presidential candidates in newly released third-quarter filings, putting his campaign in jeopardy. — The former restaurant industry executive raised $2.6 million …
Associated Press:
US abandons plans to keep troops in Iraq next year — BAGHDAD (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that the Obama administration is abandoning plans to keep U.S. troops in Iraq past a year-end withdrawal deadline. — A senior administration official in Washington confirmed Saturday …
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The Political Carnival and Gothamist
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The Politico:
W.H. rebuts Iraq troops report — The Obama administration is knocking down a report that all but a small security force will be pulled from Iraq by the end of the year, saying instead that discussions are still ongoing. — The Associated Press reported Saturday afternoon that just 160 troops attached …
Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Times Square Is Now Occupied — Hundreds of people from Occupy Wall Street have flooded Times Square, in a major escalation by demonstrators. Here's a picture of the protests there: — Watch a livestream of the events in Times Square here.
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Philip Pullella / Reuters:
Wall Street protests go global; riots in Rome
Wall Street protests go global; riots in Rome
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Boing Boing, naked capitalism, New York Magazine, msnbc.com, Corrente and The Raw Story
Julie Mason / The Politico:
Daley: Press ‘carry water’ for pols — President Obama's remark to Ed Henry of Fox News on Thursday that, “I didn't know you were the spokesperson for Mitt Romney” set off heated discussions this week around the White House briefing room. — Henry declined comment on the matter.
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Crooks and Liars, NewsBusters.org blogs, Weasel Zippers and CNBC
Alex Quade / The Daily Caller:
Secret mission: The Horse Soldiers of 9/11 — It was the news the world breathlessly waited for immediately after the 9/11 terror attacks: a report of the first American troops on the ground in Afghanistan. — All at once the world's attention focused on an iconic photo …
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